Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. Sells 10,012 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 92,355 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,012 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $7,342,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VCSH. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 786,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,504,000 after purchasing an additional 11,617 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 154,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,314,000 after buying an additional 7,566 shares during the period. Virtus Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. Virtus Family Office LLC now owns 46,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,662,000 after buying an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 115,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,171,000 after acquiring an additional 11,284 shares during the period. Finally, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 48,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,835,000 after acquiring an additional 4,683 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ:VCSH opened at $80.08 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $77.58 and a 52 week high of $80.15. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $79.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd were given a $0.2974 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.29. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Profile

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. VCSH was launched on Nov 19, 2009 and is managed by Vanguard.